Which to use
“celos” and “cuyos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,964
- “celos” frequency rank
- #3,040
- “cuyos” frequency rank
- 11004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celos | cuyos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recelo de que la persona amada haya mudado o mude su cariño. | Forma del plural de cuyo. |
Where the eye mixes celos and cuyos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: celos vs cuyos
A purely visual mix-up. celos ([ˈselos]) and cuyos ([ˈkuʝos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celos is recorded at frequency rank #7,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈselos]. cuyos is at rank #3,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkuʝos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11004, this pair ranks #296,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of celos vs cuyos
Shared letters: cos. Private to "celos": el. Private to "cuyos": uy.
"celos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cuyos" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "celos" and "cuyos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "celos" or "cuyos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "celos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuyos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celos" and "cuyos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celos vs cholos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #296,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.